Question

Use this t-chart to help answer the question below.

A 2-column table with one row. The first column is labeled For Women Cyclists. The second column is labeled Against Women Cyclists. The table is blank under each column.

Which excerpt from Chapter 5 of Wheels of Change would best be placed in the above graphic organizer?

With the rise of industry and the move from a rural to an urban economy in the 19th century, American women had become increasingly confined to their homes.
Except in a few instances, the public image of America was male. Politicians, soldiers, business leaders, and even the leading athletes in the new sports of baseball and football were all men.
Bicycle manufacturers, intent on mining an untapped market, showed female models in their advertisements. Thanks to the wheel, women were starting to be seen and heard in public life.
By the turn of the century, the bicycle's heyday was over and a new mechanical wonder promised to transport men and women faster and farther than ever before.

Answer 1

The third excerpt: "Bicycle manufacturers, intent on mining an untapped market, showed female models in their advertisements. Thanks to the wheel, women were starting to be seen and heard in public life."

Why: it directly shows how the bicycle helped women gain visibility and freedom, so it belongs in the "For Women Cyclists" column. (The first two excerpts would fit "Against Women Cyclists"; the fourth is more neutral/historical.)